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Biography
You've come to the right place! I advise college-bound students on key pillars of their college search:
- building a college list containing a spectrum of possibilities
- crafting a strong personal essay
- building a financial aid plan
- choosing the best fit college.
My goal is to reduce the anxiety and stress many families feel at this point. I put the student in the "driver's seat", and consider this process a journey from which the student will learn about themselves. I live and breathe "college admissions", so I am ready to answer any question you have!
I am an active professional member of IECA, NACAC, and MACAC. I engage with a national professional network of independent consultants, and I visit over 25 colleges each year. You know you will get the latest and best information from me. I have a master's degree and experience as an application reader, a scholarship reader, webinar presenter, and leadership in various college consulting groups.
I like watching and playing tennis, biking, and staying warm in the cold Minnesota winters!
Experience
Partner, Independent Educational Consultant
College Connectors
September 2017 - present
founder, college consultant
collEDGE4u, LLC
September 2013 - September 2017
admissions reader
University of San Francisco
November 2016 - April 2018
College and Next Steps Counselor
The Howard School
August 2011 - July 2013
Founder, Co-Director
Grady High School College and Career Center
August 2006 - August 2013
Education
University of California - Irvine
Independent Educational Consultant certificate.
Lewis University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Northern Illinois University
Bachelor's Degree
Illinois Valley Community College
Associate's Degree
Other
Volunteer
graduation coach
achieveMPLS (Education)
January - January
advisor
Edina High School ACCESS program (Education)
August 2014 - June 2017
active member
MACAC Inclusion Access and Success Committee (Education)
January 2014 - present
mentor
MACAC Camp College (Education)
July 2015 - present
College advisor
Matchlighters Scholarship Program (Education)
July 2017 - present
scholarship reader
Minnesota Association of Counselors of Color
April 2015 - present
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